NOVI — Heather Stewart, a kindergarten teacher at Deerfield Elementary School in Novi, was named the Novi Community School District Educator of the Year March 18.

NOVI — Orange flowers, aka construction barrels, are blooming again this year as construction of the Interstate 96 Flex Route returns for a third and final season, along with several other construction projects.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District came together during Wish Week at the schools March 12-15 to help make the wishes of two chronically ill children come true.

NOVI — For the third-straight season, Brighton High School attempted to stop Detroit Catholic Central’s reign in Division 1 hockey, but for the third-straight time, Brighton learned that the well-oiled machine of DCC just plays a different type of hockey.

NOVI — The nonprofit Novi Youth Assistance is bringing back the Silver Lining Mentor Program this month and is in need of volunteers.

NOVI — They left as state champions and are already making their mark on the college stage.

NOVI — Legos are one of a handful of toys that have withstood the test of time, making them a common link between the generations.

NOVI — Voters across the state had the opportunity to physically cast their ballots early in the presidential primary election Feb. 27.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For the Feb. 27 presidential primary election, Oakland County had its first real test with its early voting sites.

NOVI — Sisters Joanne Arnold, 95, and Janice Randall, 89, of Novi, have each known their spouses for more than 75 years, but they have very different love stories.

NOVI — Novi High School orchestra students will be given a rare opportunity to work and perform with master cellist Bruce Uchimura during the Novi Orchestra Gala at the high school March 2.

NOVI — New pickleball courts and parking lots will soon be seen at Meadowbrook Commons and Wildlife Woods Park.

NOVI — One of Disney On Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit is recovering after she was badly injured during a performance.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority and other recycling-focused groups are weighing the state of recycling in southeast Michigan.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The League of Women Voters — Oakland Area is hosting a presentation, “Challenges and Resilience of American Democracy” on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m  at the Bloomfield Township Public Library.

Sisters Joanne Arnold, 95, and Janice Randall, 89, of Novi, have each known their spouses for more than 75 years, but have very different love stories.

NOVI — One of Disney on Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit was badly injured during a performance in Minnesota last Saturday.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks is announcing several projects made possible through its $20 million Healthy Communities Park and Outdoor Recreation Investment Plan.

NOVI — Anastasia Olson, of Novi, will be returning to home ice when she performs as Belle in the Disney on Ice presentation of “Magic in the Stars” at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit Feb. 15-18.

NOVI — Dante Basco, who portrayed Rufio in “Hook,” and voiced Jake Long in “American Dragon: Jake Long” and Zuko in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” is slated to attend the 2024 Motor City Comic Con at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi May 17-19.